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As Detroit Zoo visitors travel in packs to see the new Cotton Family Wolf Wilderness, they will also be able to view a National Geographic photo exhibition on wolves in the historic Log Cabin adjacent to the habitat.  “The Hidden Life of Wolves” will be on display June 8 through October 24, 2015, and is free with Zoo admission.  

The traveling exhibition includes 21 images by award-winning filmmakers Jim and Jamie Dutcher, who observed wolves for six years at the edge of Idaho’s Sawtooth Wilderness and documented their behaviors.  The collection of photographs is intended to dispel the myths about wolves and educate visitors about the importance of protecting them.

“We’ve all heard stories of the ‘big, bad wolf’, but that reputation is undeserved.  Wolves are close cousins to man’s best friend and, as such, are highly intelligent, social creatures.  This photo exhibition and the Cotton Family Wolf Wilderness are aimed at bringing about a greater understanding of wolves and their significance to ecosystems,” said Ron Kagan, Detroit Zoological Society executive director and CEO.  

The Cotton Family Wolf Wilderness, located at the southwest corner of the Detroit Zoo, is a 2-acre naturalistic habitat that will feature grassy hills and meadows, native Michigan trees, a flowing stream and pond, dens and elevated rock outcroppings from which wolves can survey their surroundings and Zoo visitors.